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ng,Barbiei
salreadyhar datwork
onherl apt op.
Whatar eyoudoi ng?asksSki
pper.PlayingTheS i
ms?
Readi ngF acebook?
Nope,I
m cr eati
nganew game, explainsBarbi
e.For
ki
ds ,sincei t
ssoimpor t
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comput erscienceear l
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anyt hingwr ongwi t
hTheS i
msorF acebook,S ki
pper,but
youknow,youcoul dcr eat
eyour
owngameors ocialnetwork
someday!

Ba
rbi
e,Re
mix
ed!
www.
cas
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.com
 Hey,yourgamehasr obotpuppi es!
saysSkipper,
l
ookingoverhers houlderatt hear t
.Robot sares weet !
CanIpl ayit?
Wel l
,i
tsnotqui tedoneyet ,Bar biesays,s
mi l
ing.
Reallygoodgamesar emadebyat eam ofpeopl e.
I
m doi ngs omeoft hecodi ngnow,butS t
ephenand
Bri
anar ehel ping,too.Ther ear el ot
sofpi ecestomaki ng
agame,l ikear tandmus icands toryl
ine.Bri
andr ew that
puppy.You reagoodar tist
,S kipper.Maybeyoucoul d
beagr aphi cdes i
gnerwhenyougr ow up.
Skippergr i
ns.Iloveart,butIr eall
yloves ci
ence,t oo.
Physicsismyf avor i
teclass.It
hi nkIwantt obeaphys icist
.
 Suddenly,Barbiereadss omet hingonhers creenandl ooksups et.
What
swr ong?as ksSkipper.
Ijustpost
edas cr
eens hotf r
om t hegameonT wit
ter,
s aysBarbie,
fr
owni ngdownatt hes creen.S omeoner epli
edandas sumedt hat
Imus thavejus tdonet hedes i
gnbutS tephenandBr i
anar ecodi ng
i
t.
Butyou r
et heonecodi ng!saysS ki
pper.Whywoul dt heythinkthat
?
Becaus eIm agir
l,saysBar bie.
 Youmeanpeopl earenttaki
ngyous er
iousl
yasapr ogrammer
j
ustbecaus eyoureagi r
l?Whywoul dIeverwantt ogoi nt
oscience
i
fIm notgoi ngtober espected?Skippers
aidass hepickedup
herthingstogetr eadyt ogot oschool.
Barbi
ef ol
lowedher .ButSki
pper,youcan tl
etsexi
sms t
opyou
fr
om pur sui
ngs ci
ence.Weneedmor ewomens ci
enti
st
s.You
re
j
ustthet ypeofper sonwhocanmakeadi f
ference!
 Ugh!S ki
ppersaid,scowl i
ngatherlaptop.Ij
ustwanttobej udged
forthewor kIdo,notbas edonwhatgenderIam.Andt heotherdayaboy
i
nmyphys i
cscl as
smadef unofmypi nklaptop.
SometimesIdon tgettakenseri
ousl
ybecaus eofmycl othesandhair
,
Barbiesaid.Andbecaus eIwearmakeup.Butt hatdoes n
tmeant hat
I
m notsmar t
.
Iknow, Skippersaid,cli
ngingt
oherawes omepi nkl
aptop.Youcan
l
ikepinkandbear eall
ygoodcomput erprogrammer .

 T
imet ogot oschool!
Bar bi
es ays.I
m goi
ngt o
hackawayatt hi
sPythoncodes omemor eandt hen
meetwithS t
ephenandBr i
ant ofinis
h.Hey!Why
areyouhitt
ingmewi t
hapi l
low?
Oh,sorr
y,saysSki
pper.Iwasj ustt
hrowingit
ontothebed.Whyonear t
hwoul dwebehavi ng
apil
low f
ightri
ghtnow?
 Barbiemakesi tintohercomput ers
ciencecl assr
ightbef orethebell
r
ings .Beforetheycanj umpi ntotheirl
essononr ecursi
on,Bar bi
eraises
herhandt oaskaques t
ion.
Whatmadeyoudeci detolearncomput ersci
ence,Ms .S mi
th?
asksBar bie.
Ialwaysl i
kedknowi nghow thingswor k,
s aysMs.Smith.Iactuall
y
spentyear smakingvideogames ,j
ustl
ikeyouwantt o.ButIdecidedt ostar
t
teachi ngbecaus et herearentenoughCSt eachersinhighs choolsandI deffactori
al(
n):
thi
nki t
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 Didpeopl eeveras sumet hatyou r
enotasgoodatcodi ngj ustbecauseyou re
awoman?as ksBarbi
e.
Somet i
mes ,Ms.Smithadmi ts
.Itwasf rust
rati
ngt hatIfel
tli
keIhadt opr ovemys elf
.
ButIhopet hatgirl
sdontletthatstopt hem.Wecanbecomput erengineers,too.And
youremaki ngs uchagr eats t
artbyt akingmycl ass!
I
fgi r
lsstartmakingvideogames ,theyllt
akeoutal lthehotchicks,
mut tersKen.And
theyllal
l beaboutpuppi esandpi ckingouthai rs
tyles.

Don tbeamor on,Ken,saysBar bi
e.Yous pendmor eti
meonyourhai rthanIdo.
Ms .Smi t
hlooksatKen.Andbas edonyourl asthomewor kass i
gnment,ifyous t
art
maki ngvi deogames ,theyl
lall
havei nfini
teloops .Now whydon tyoucomeupher e
andf inis
ht hiscodef orcomput ingfactor i
als?
 Afterclas
s,BarbiemeetswithStephenandBr i
anintheli
braryandshows
t
hem herpr ogres
sont hegame.
Thatsawesome,Bar bi
e!saysStephen,andthenbri
ngsupt hecode
t
hathe sbeenwor kingons oi
tcanbeaddedi n,too.
Theycompi lethenew codeandwat chthepuppyrobotsrunni
ng
ar
oundands hootinglas
ers.Awesome!

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msorr
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p
youguysmor ewiththecoding.
Noteveryoneonades i
gnt eam hastobewr i
ti
ngcode!
Barbi
esays.Besi
des,weneedyourhel pmor ethanever
.Look
atthi
sawfulUI.Hey,ni
celaptop,Stephen.
Thanks!
saysStephen.Nothi
ngwr ongwithadudeli
kingpink.

 Thi
srobotpuppygamei sturningouttobet otall
ysweet
!says
St
ephenaf teral
ongaf ter
noonofwor k.
Andwe r
ealmostdone! saysBar bi
e.I
m goingtogohome
andgetS ki
ppersi
nputont hephys i
csengine.
Awesome,saysSt
ephen.T ell
herI
lls
eeherinAPPhys i
cstomor
row!

 WhenBar biegetshome,s hes howsS ki
pperhow thegamewor ks.They
workt ogethertoimprovethephys icsenginesothatther obotpuppi es
l
ooks uperreali
sti
cwhent heyjumpands hootlas
ersatthes amet ime.
BarbieshowsS ki
pperwher esheputhernamei nthegamecr edits.
Thanks,Barbi
e!saysSki
pper.Ireall
yfeell
ikeIhelped.You r
er i
ght,I
s
houl dntl
etanyonemakemef eel l
i
keIshoul
dntbeas cient
is
t.
Ski
ppergivesBarbieabighug.
 Thenex tdayinschool ,Ski
pperhast ogi veapr esentati
on
aboutwhats hewant stobewhens hegr owsup.
Imightwanttobeaphys ici
st,
shes ays .Ormaybea
comput erengi
neerli
kemys is
terBarbie.Def init
elysomet hi
ng
i
nscience,technology,engi neering,ormat h,though!
Aboyi nt
hebackoft hecl asssnickersthatgi rl
sare
bett
eratEnglis
handar tthanmat h,andt heboybehi nd
hi
ms aysthatEngli
shishisfavor i
tesubjectandgender
hasnothingtodowi thit,soshutup.
EveryoneapplaudsatS kipperspresent ation.
 Bar biegi vesapr esent ati
onont hegames heand
Bri
anandS tephenmadet oget her,andal sogives
Skippercr editforhel pi
ng.
Ms .Smi ths ayst hegamei sgr eat,andgi vesthem
extracr edi tforBriansUIandt hephys icsengine.
T hanks !
s aysBar bie.Ilear nedal otmor eabout
pyt hon,andI m goi ngt ot eachmys el
fJavanex t
soI m aheadoft hecur vewhenIs tartcoll
ege
i
nt hef all.I
m goi ngt obeacomput er
engi neer i
ngmaj or!Thanksf orbeing
agr eatt eacher ,Ms .Smi th.Ihope
clas seslikeyour sencour agemor egirl
s
togoi ntoS TEM f i
elds.
Ms .Smi ths mil
es .Herwor kher eisdone.